Ordinance 3211 - Laserfiche WebLink

to drive to the left of the center of such highway, provided the same is done with due care and right of way is extended to vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the public highway. Section 81: APPROACHING VEHICLES - LIGHTS TO BE DEPRESSED. Whenever any person operating any vehicle shall meet or approach a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction, such person shall reasonably turn and drive such vehicle as far to the right of the center of such highway as practicable. Whenever any person operating any vehicle during hours of darkness shall approach a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction within a distance of five hundred ( 500) feet, such operator shall cause the high intensity beam of the headlights upon the vehicle he is operating to be depressed to the lower elevation, as provided by law, or, in the event that such vehicle is not re uired under the provisions of the vashington votor Vehicle Act to be provided with a lower elevation of light, then, under the circumstances herein set out, the high intensity beam of the headlamps upon such vehicle shall be dimmed, in lieu of being depressed to a lower elevation. Section 82: OVERTAKING VEHICLES - VIEW AHEAD AND SIGNALS REQUIRED. Any person driving a vehicle and overtaking another vehicle driving in the same direction shall pass to the left of such overtaken vehicle: Provided, that it shall be unlawful for any person to pass any vehicle overtaken, unless he shall have a clear and unobstructed view ahead for a distance sufficient for safe pas- ' sing, all factors considered. Any person driving a vehicle and being overtaken by any vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall keep to the extreme right-hand side of such public highway and shall not accelerate his speed until the overtaking vehicle shall have resumed a driving position and speed ahead of him. The over- taking vehicle shall drive clear of the overtaken vehicle and shall continue its overtaking speed until it has passed the overtaken vehicle and shall have resumed its driving position to the right of such public highway. No person driving any vehicle shall overtake another vehicle for the purpose of passing, without first signaling his intention to pass by the use of the horn or other sounding devices. Section 83: PASSING PROHIBITED IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle when in line of traffic during congestion to overtake and pass another vehicle unless able to immediately regain a position within such line of traffic. Section 84: PASS ON RIGHT WHEN VEHICLE MAKING LEFT TURN. The operator of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle proceeding in the same direction on the righthand side of such overtaken vehicle, when such overtaken vehicle is making, or the operator thereof has signaled his intention to make, a left turn: Provided, such passing to the right may be done safely in the exercise of due caution and upon the proper driving portion of the roadway. Section 85: PASSING IN INTERSECTIONS PROHIBITED. No vehicle shall overtake and pass or attempt to pass another vehiclD at an intersection except by direction of a peace officer or as permitted by section 84 hereof. -29-